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Society & Culture
July 15, 2016 | 04:33 pm

Dewey Papers bring past GOP conventions to life

Thomas Dewey was never president of the United States—no matter what the headlines said. His letters, photographs, recordings, and campaign buttons are available to the public for research in the department of Rare Books, Special Collections and Preservation.

topics: announcements, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, elections, rush rhees library, Thomas Dewey,
Society & Culture
June 30, 2016 | 11:38 am

Frederick Douglass delivered ‘best Fourth of July speech in American history’ in Rochester

“What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?” Frederick Douglass delivered his rousing oration on July 5th at Rochester’s Corinthian Hall. An original printing of the speech has been digitized by Rare Books and Special Collections and can be read online.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Frederick Douglass,
The Arts
April 4, 2016 | 01:36 pm

‘To write one poem, you have to read a thousand’

Throughout National Poetry Month, faculty and students will share their favorite poems as well as the poetic richness that can be found across the University, including this handwritten manuscript of Hyam Plutzik’s poem, “Bomber Base” from Rare Books and Special Collections.

topics: Department of English, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Memorial Art Gallery, School of Arts and Sciences,
Society & Culture
December 23, 2014 | 04:21 pm

Professor’s 5 decades of research on Congress now available online

A lifetime of scholarly work by one of the University’s most preeminent political science professors is now available to researchers across the world. For the first time, the papers of Richard Fenno, Jr., Distinguished University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science, are easily accessible through a new web portal: www.richardfenno.com.

topics: announcements, Department of Political Science, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Richard Fenno, River Campus Libraries,
Society & Culture
November 26, 2014 | 06:57 pm

Marking nearly three decades of AIDS awareness on World AIDS Day

The AIDS Education Collection, housed in the River Campus Libraries’ Rare Books and Special Collections department, is comprised of more than 8,000 posters from 124 countries in 68 languages and dialects. An exhibit from the collection and the World AIDS Day Scientific Symposium hosted at the University’s Center for AIDS Research mark World AIDS Day in Rochester.

topics: Center for AIDS Research, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, HIV and AIDS, LGBTQI,
University News
October 14, 2014 | 01:32 pm

University’s past to come alive in ‘Icons and Images: The University’s History in 12 Artifacts’

On Saturday, Oct. 18, two popular experts on University of Rochester history—Paul Burgett, vice president and senior advisor to the president and Melissa Mead, University archivist—will highlight some its most significant milestones and retell some of its best stories.

topics: announcements, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Meliora Weekend, Melissa Mead, Paul Burgett,
Society & Culture
August 26, 2014 | 03:26 pm

University acquires newly discovered collection of Susan B. Anthony letters

94 years ago with the formal adoption of the 19th Amendment, women won the right to vote. Now, a newly discovered collection of Susan B. Anthony letters will help show how. The letters were written by Anthony to her “most cherished young lieutenant” Rachel Foster Avery.

topics: announcements, Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, Susan B. Anthony, women's suffrage,
Society & Culture
February 12, 2014 | 03:37 pm

Grant supports digitizing Seward Family Archive

Spanning the years 1730 to 1917, the William Henry Seward Collection is the largest and most-consulted special collection in Rush Rhees Library.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, Fred Emerson, grant, politics, rush rhees library, Seward Family Archive,
University News
April 1, 2013 | 04:11 pm

Rare Book Donated to the University

As an exemplar of 1890s fine printing, The House Beautiful also is linked to the department’s holdings in printing, publishing, the graphic arts, and illustrated books.

topics: Department of Rare Books Special Collections and Preservation, donation, rare book,